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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2009
Wataru Okamoto, Osaka, JP;
Koji Amemiya, Osaka, JP;
Yoshiyasu Kado, Nara, JP;
Masahiko Kuwahara, Hyogo, JP;
Tetsuji Aibara, Osaka, JP;
Wataru Okamoto, Osaka, JP;
Koji Amemiya, Osaka, JP;
Yoshiyasu Kado, Nara, JP;
Masahiko Kuwahara, Hyogo, JP;
Tetsuji Aibara, Osaka, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An electronic device capable of controlling a power state of an external device from a first power state (ex. 'Standby') to a second power state (ex. 'ON') includes a determination unit operable to determine whether information indicating linkage is stored in a storage unit when it is detected that communication between the electronic device and the external device is enabled, and a transmitting unit operable to transmit a control signal for controlling power state of the external device. When the information indicating linkage is not stored in the storage unit, the transmitting unit stores the information indicating linkage and transmits the control signal for controlling power state of the external device to the second power state to the external device. When the information indicating linkage is stored in the storage unit, the transmitting unit refrains from transmitting the control signal to the external device.